# Strange Currencies – R.E.M.: piano chords

Strange Currencies by R.E.M. uses 7 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: G C G C G C G C G C E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 G C G C G C G C G C E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 G C G C G C G C E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 G C G C G C D G G6 G G6 G G6 G C G G6 G G6 G G6 G G6 G C G C G C G C E A E A E A E A G C G C G C G C G C G C E A E A E A E A G C G C G C G C E A E A E A E A G C G C G C G C G C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Strange Currencies by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Strange Currencies by R.E.M. in?

The chords fit E minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Strange Currencies to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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